International Paper Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

International Paper's CEO is Mark Sutton, appointed in Nov 2014, has a tenure of 9.42 years. total yearly compensation is $12.85M, comprised of 11.3% salary and 88.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.24% of the company’s shares, worth €26.39M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 7.2 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Sutton

Chief executive officer

US$12.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	11.3%
CEO tenure	9.4yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	4.3yrs
Board average tenure	7.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Sutton's remuneration changed compared to International Paper's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$186m
Dec 31 2023	US$13m	US$1m	US$302m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$757m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2022	US$14m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$919m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$811m
Dec 31 2021	US$15m	US$1m	US$811m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$908m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$680m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$638m
Dec 31 2020	US$18m	US$1m	US$182m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$494m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$634m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$660m
Dec 31 2019	US$16m	US$1m	US$699m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2018	US$22m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2017	US$19m	US$1m	US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD12.85M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.66M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Mark Sutton (61 yo)

9.4yrs

Tenure

US$12,845,526

Compensation

Mr. Mark Stephan Sutton serves as Chief Executive Officer at International Paper Company, International Paper do Brasil Ltda. and International Paper Italia S.r.l. since November 1, 2014 and Chairman since...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Sutton	Chairman & CEO	9.4yrs	US$12.85m	0.24% $ 26.4m
Timothy Nicholls	Senior VP & CFO	5.8yrs	US$3.94m	0.050% $ 5.4m
Joseph Saab	Senior VP	1.8yrs	US$2.76m	0.0058% $ 633.8k
Thomas Plath	Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Corporate Affairs	less than a year	US$2.30m	0.023% $ 2.5m
William Hamic	Senior VP of North American Container & Chief Commercial Officer	4.3yrs	US$3.34m	0.014% $ 1.5m
Michael Anderson	VP & Chief Information Officer	no data	no data	no data
Mark Nellessen	Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
James Royalty	Senior VP Containerboard & Recycling and President of Europe	4.3yrs	no data	0.020% $ 2.2m
Ksenia Sosnina	Senior Vice President of Europe	less than a year	no data	0.00049% $ 53.8k
Clay Ellis	Senior Vice President of Global Cellulose Fibers	4.3yrs	no data	0.017% $ 1.9m
Sophie Beckham	Chief Sustainability Officer	4.2yrs	no data	no data
Allison Magness	Senior VP of Manufacturing	1.3yrs	no data	0.011% $ 1.2m

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: INP's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Sutton	Chairman & CEO	9.8yrs	US$12.85m	0.24% $ 26.4m
Christopher Connor	Independent Lead Director	6.5yrs	US$337.02k	no data
Ilene Gordon	Independent Director	11.5yrs	US$326.99k	0.025% $ 2.7m
Kathryn Sullivan	Independent Director	7.1yrs	US$322.95k	0.012% $ 1.3m
Anders Gustafsson	Independent Director	5.1yrs	US$317.00k	0.011% $ 1.2m
Ahmet Dorduncu	Independent Director	13.1yrs	US$295.85k	0.010% $ 1.1m
Raymond Young	Independent Director	9.5yrs	US$332.01k	0.0020% $ 221.9k
Anton Vincent	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$317.00k	no data
Jacqueline C. Hinman	Independent Director	7.3yrs	US$326.99k	0.015% $ 1.6m
Clinton Lewis	Independent Director	6.4yrs	US$307.00k	no data

7.2yrs

Average Tenure

62.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: INP's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).

International Paper Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

International Paper Company, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2024

International Paper Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Insufficient new directors

Chairman & CEO recently sold €2.8m worth of stock

Senior VP & CFO recently sold €182k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.16 (vs US$0.49 in 1Q 2023)

International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company

International Paper Company, Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2024

DS Smith's Response to Media Speculation

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

International Paper Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Insufficient new directors

New major risk - Financial position

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share at 5.3% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.87 (vs US$4.79 in FY 2022)

Third quarter dividend of US$0.46 announced

International Paper Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2024

International Paper Company to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 31, 2024

International Paper Announces Strategic Actions

International Paper Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023

The joint venture partners completed the acquisition of remaining 50% stakes in IlIM SA from International Paper Company (NYSE:IP).

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share at 5.1% yield

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.64 (vs US$1.39 in 2Q 2022)

International Paper Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share at 5.8% yield

International Paper Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.49 (vs US$0.96 in 1Q 2022)

Chairman & CEO recently sold €2.8m worth of stock

Senior VP & CFO recently sold €182k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share at 4.7% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$4.79 (vs US$2.88 in FY 2021)

An Unknown buyer entered into an agreement to remaining 50% stakes in IlIM SA from International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) for $484 million.

An Unknown buyer entered into an agreement to remaining 50% stakes in IlIM SA from International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) for $484 million.

International Paper Company Declares Dividend for the Period from January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023, Payable on March 15, 2023

International Paper Company Announces Management Changes

Insider recently sold €70k worth of stock

International Paper Company to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 27, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share

Senior VP & CFO recently sold €255k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.64 (vs US$2.22 in 3Q 2021)

International Paper Company Declares Quarterly Dividend for the Period from October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, Payable on December 15, 2022

Insider recently sold €95k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.39 (vs US$1.10 in 2Q 2021)

International Paper Declares Quarterly Dividend on the Common Stock for the Period from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, Payable on September 15, 2022

Insider recently sold €167k worth of stock

International Paper Announces Management Changes

International Paper Company Declares Quarterly Dividend for the Period from April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, Payable on June 15, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.96 (vs US$0.89 in 1Q 2021)

International Paper Company, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2022

International Paper Company, Annual General Meeting, May 09, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Upcoming dividend of US$0.46 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.22 (vs US$0.52 in 3Q 2020)

Insider recently sold €343k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.51 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.10 (vs US$0.68 in 2Q 2020)

Mondi plc (LSE:MNDI) completed the acquisition of 90.4% stake in Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (IBSE:OLMIP) from International Paper Company (NYSE:IP).

Insider recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.51 per share

International Paper Declares Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2021

Insider recently sold €168k worth of stock

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.89 (vs US$0.36 loss in 1Q 2020)

Insider recently sold €344k worth of stock

New 90-day high: €43.93

Insider recently sold €724k worth of stock

International Paper Company Announces Board Changes

International Paper Company Announces Board Changes

New 90-day low: €39.09

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.23 (vs US$3.10 in FY 2019)

Revenue misses expectations

International Paper Company Announces Board Changes

Senior VP recently sold €1.2m worth of stock